Property values

Internet Explorer 8. Used in tables to remove tr and col; for all other elements, same as hidden.

String format

visible | hidden | collapse | inherit

CSS information

Applies To

All elements

Media

visual

Inherited

no

Initial Value

inherit

Remarks

Objects that are not visible still reserve the same physical space in the content layout as they would if they were visible. For document style scripting information, see Introduction to Dynamic Styles.

As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, a child object can be visible when its parent is hidden. With Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the parent object must be visible for a child object to be visible.